Friday 28th February 2020 - Greta Thunberg in Bristol.

[whole diary]

[Western Pathfinder]

Meanwhile down the way at the chemist shop !..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IBiR9m3vY

[TaplowGreen]

These last few posts are making me want to read Astrid Lindgren books...

I had in mind a Swedish movie, if my wife will let me.

And now a massage from the Swedish Prime Minister

  …….how DARE you!

[Red Squirrel]

Hard to believe it was only a year ago that Greta Thunberg visited Bristol. A combination of large crowds and persistent rain led to the Green turning into a brown quagmire, and that in turn led to a crowdfunder to repair the damage.

Here is an update:

[...] Sunday 28th Feb [...] is exactly a year on from Greta Thunberg’s visit to Bristol and the launch of this crowd funder by Jon Usher. I am really pleased that after a difficult year, and lots of behind the scenes discussions, that we are now finally able to bring you news of how the funds that you donated will be spent.

Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation have been acting as custodians of the fund and co-ordinating an partnership between the Foundation, Bristol Cathedral (who own College Green), Bristol City Council (who manage the area), Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (who organised Greta's visit) and the Avon Wildlife Trust to begin re-visioning the space. With lawn repairs completed and the majority of the raised funds remaining, the next stage of the project will significantly enhance this green space for nature, providing a new habitat in the heart of the city.

Jon said at the time he set up this crowd funder that any excess funds would be used for wildflower planting, but we weren’t sure this would be possible in College Green, so it is fantastic news that the Foundation have been able to make this happen.

The meadows that will be created next to the Cathedral (hopefully this spring) will contain native species like strawberry clover, cowslip, white campion, and tufted vetch and will be complemented with bright, flowering species like common poppy, cornflower and yellow rattle. These are intended to attract pollinators including solitary bees, beetles, bumble bees, butterflies, hoverflies that will in turn support more insect feeding birds.

The existing wildflower meadow strip planted by Avon Wildlife Trust’s My Wild City project and supplemented by Buglife’s Urban Buzz project, will be incorporated into the new meadows through plug planting from the Avon Wildlife Trust’s wildflower nursery.

There is more detail at https://www.bristolbathparksfoundation.org.uk/partnerships-2/ Keep an eye on the news [...]!

[CyclingSid]

Is this what she got here gold Blue Peter badge for!

[grahame]

A year ago today - Bristol to show my support for the need to be aware of climate change, and make changes ourselves to put out the fire of our planet burning over the next decades. Support was 'overwhelming' - you can see Greta Thunberg (or part of her) - she's the one with her left arm to the right of the Council flagpole, and her right arm to the left, in yellow. More obvious, from all the photos being taken, is just how much others wanted this event to be unforgettable too.



We may have had a torrid year and Coronavirus may have pushed Climate Change a little down the agenda but we need to get back to it and rebuild with climate in mind.  Not just for ourselves but for the next generations too





So good to see such a wide cross-section of society out in peace that day, and unified in our desire - each perhaps in our own little part - to drive the agenda forward.   And that inspire of the pouring rain which would have turned a less significant day into a washout.

[broadgage]

She is a Vegan..

So "family choice" bargain meat flavour balls should be OK then.

(Have just purchased some bargain meat balls, as they were very cheap and I thought that my cat would enjoy them. He refused to touch them)

[broadgage]

I must get one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254831220274?hash=item3b551fd632:g:cYMAAOSwF65f-2sY
Here is one, only £90-00 for 240 watts.
Well under 50 pence a watt !
At that sort of price, a single solar panel can compare very favourably with a large battery or a petrol generator for outdoor events.
In bright but obscured daylight I would expect about 50 watts.
In dull daylight about 25 watts.

And looking further afield, ONE such module will light a rural school and community building in Ghana. Two such modules will power a couple of laptop PCs and a vaccine refrigerator in addition to lighting.
Four will provide many modern conveniences including lighting, a large fridge freezer, several computers, power tools, and a deep well pump.

[grahame]

Six years ago now - Greta Thunberg spoke in Bristol warned us of climate change and we were headed for irrepairable change. Six years later, and we are now past the point where we can prevent that change and we now need to put far more into "Plan B" which is adapting our world to those changes. In addition with carrying on with Plan A, to at least control and mitigate the climate and other change.

We used to hear so much about "Peak Oil" where we looked at the planet running out of oil resources ... how times have changed.

It's not just running out of resources. It's not just climate change. It's a whole raft of factors, often interacting, that are changing life on earth.  After a conversation yesterday, lead into by public transport issues to Barnstaple, Okehampton, Looe and Exmouth all within the last few weeks, I turned up an article - now over two years old - highlighting (the) nine factors which together can give a measure of how we are doing, and indicate a safe operating space.  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh2458

I was there in Bristol on 28th February 2020. It was just one of those days / events at which the warning bells were sounded, and by just one of the people sounding those bells. But personally it did encourae me to thinking and asking more - to look after resources, to reduce footprint, to tap renewable resources, and to help encourage others to do the same too.

[TaplowGreen]

My how she's changed!